A Harwood Heights woman died Wednesday evening in an accident on the Tri-State Tollway. Sylvia Barranco, 55, a resident of the 4400 block of North Newcastle Avenue, died in a four-vehicle accident ...

A Chicago man faces multiple felonies in connection with properties being defaced on the city’s West Side. Philip Dominguez, 38, a resident of the 2400 block of South Springfield Avenue, faces five ...

It’s been an open secret for almost two years that something important was buried next to the historic Haymarket Martyr’s Monument in Forest Park. On Oct. 3, archaeologists and volunteers dug up an ...

As Indigenous Peoples’ Day approaches, Brookfield Zoo Chicago officials reaffirmed their acknowledgment that the zoo sits on unceeded, traditional and ancestral homeland of Indigenous people.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D) will continue to be banned from receiving Holy Communion in his home diocese for his pro-choice stance. Citing church law, Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of the Springfield ...

Two Chicago Archdiocesan priests have each been accused of sexually abusing a child more than 30 years ago. Rev. Henry Kricek, a retired priest who has been living and serving at St. John of the Cross ...

Rivian has announced plans to expand electric vehicle production at its Normal plant as part of a $1.5 billion investment. The electric vehicle company announced on Thursday, May 2 that it would boost ...

A Rockford garage and adjacent fence were damaged in a fire Friday evening. The detached, single-vehicle garage at 1723 Ohio Parkway sustained damage in the blaze, which started at 11:04 p.m. Friday.

A jury on Friday found an Edwardsville man guilty of felony charges in connection with an attack on a Glen Carbon doctor in his home. The jury found Timothy Rodgers, 40, guilty of home invasion (a ...

A bronze statue of Northern Illinois University’s nationally-known Siberian Husky mascot now has a permanent home outside Huskie Stadium. Diesel, who patrolled NIU football sidelines for nine years, ...

The Woodstock City Council will revisit a proposal to place security cameras around the historic downtown square. Council members are scheduled to discuss the issue Dec. 2. The lynchpin is awaiting ...

Two experienced politicians with separate power bases in the newly drawn 88th District State House will be on the March 19 Republican primary ballot. Regan Deering, of Decatur, and Chuck Erickson, of ...